Anadolu Agency: A video of an anti-polio worker in Pakistan walking through waist-deep snow to administer vaccines to children is doing the rounds on social media gathering praise from humanitarian groups. World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he admired the efforts of Pakistani workers fighting against the crippling polio virus. “There…
Gordon Brown, Former Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom/ Project Syndicate British Prime Minister Theresa May’s party is divided, her cabinet is split, and perhaps half its members are jostling to succeed her. To ensure an orderly withdrawal from the European Union, her government has only one option. It is…
Wion News: The average temperature rise in the northern India state of Jammu and Kashmir has far surpassed the world average, which has got experts extremely worried. As against a global increase of 0.8 to 0.9 degrees Celsius over the last 100 years, temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir have risen by an average of 1.2…
BSS: Like the previous years, a four-day ‘One Bank Flower Fair-2019’ began in the city today aimed at meeting the gradually increasing demand of the flower-loving people. Rajshahi Boikali Sangha (RBS) and One Bank Limited jointly organised the fair at Moni Bazar premises in the metropolis. Different nursery owners of the city have set up…
Getbengal Information Desk/ Get Bengal “Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen. I trust that you will accept in advance an apology because I am going to place before you a history of the way in which from a Christian Communalist, I became a Christian Indian Nationalist. It was merely an accident that brought me into politics….
Hussain of DOT Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore has said that Myanmar’s “commitment” to enacting the recommendations of Kofi Annan’s committee – which include ensuring freedom of movement and access to education – would help mend the lives of suffering children in the crisis-ridden Rakhine state. She said children from the Rohingya Muslim minority, an…
Aayan Ahmed: The long expected January 1, 2019 finally arrived. It was the day when all of the Bangladesh contingent would fly to Australia towards an amazing adventure in the 25th Australian scout jamboree. We, the 16 young scouts from Sunnydale School were as excited as anything to join in that luxurious event. We were…
BDnews24: In Bangladesh, winter season lasts from December to February. During this period, the northern region and river basins usually experience moderate or dense fog, and mild to moderate fog overnight in other regions throughout the country. The weather was abruptly warm during the last two days. On Monday, temperature in Teknaf rose to 31…
Nadine Freischlad, Jakarta-based journalist/ Monga Bay Birdkeeping is so popular here that the most sought-after species are on the verge of disappearing in the wild. The government promotes breeding as a solution, but some warn of unintended consequences. *In Indonesia, singing contests for songbirds have skyrocketed in popularity. Even the president is a fan. *Demand…
BDnews24: A man suspected of raping a madrasa student in Chattogram has been killed in an alleged shootout with police. Another man was arrested after the incident at Mariner’s Road in Firingibazar on Monday night, said Kotwali Police OC Md Mohsin. The deceased suspect Shahabuddin and arrestee Shyamol Dey worked as drivers. On Jan 27,…